The Portland daily press., 1887-01-12

battery and battalion, company or staff Off
eer, who were present at Gettysburg, all of
whom are to be appointed by the Governor.
All OF the monuments are 10 be completed
before the 1st OF November, 1888.
Notes.
Luh+e petition of John d. Spiller and others
a. acb charter of the Sebago Lake and
Mecah- f Railroad, to run from the out
let of Sebas Ike through Windham, Ray
mond, Casco, fOland, Minot to Mechanic
Falls
The resolve in favor of the Maine General
Hospital asks for $4,000 for defraying the
expenses for the year 1878 and the year
1885,
The resolve in favor of the Maine Eye and
Ear Inflrmary would have appropria ted
$4,000 for the use of the institution. 1t was
introduced by Mr.. Shaw
The bill introduced by Mr.. Dow, amending
the revised statutes relating to limitations of
actions, would made Sect. 103, chap. 81, read !:
'sIf a person is out of the State when couse of
action accrues against him, the action may be
commenced within the time limited therefor after
he comes into the State and IL a person is absent
from and resides out of the State, or is adjudged
an insolvent debtor after a course of action has
accrued against him, the time of his absence from
the State or of the pendency of his insolvency
Of his proceedings shall uot be taken as part Of
the time limited for the commencement Of the ac-
tion."
The bill to extend the charter of the Port
land Gas Light Company asks that the char
ter be extended 80 years beyond the period
of limitation now fixed by law.
Mr.. Noble of Lewiston, presents bill
compelling corporations to pay weekly
wages.
The petition relating to fishing in Moose
~ H.
May 10th to June 10th.
The Northern Banking Company which
asks incorporation is composed of Selden
Connor, Samuel Titcomb of Augusta; j. W.
Spaulding, w. F. Lunt, Francis Fessenden,
Nathan Cleaves, Hollis B. Hill, Weston Mil
liken, X. John Little. and Fred N. Dow of
Portland; Frederick Robie of Gorham S. A.
Holbrook of Freeport; I. w. Hyde of Bath /;
Henry ingalls, of Wiscasset, S. II. Allen of
Thomaston; I. E. Heath of Waterville: r.
B. Shepherd of Skowhegan; j. L. Ii. Cobb
of Lewiston; E. B.Nealley of Bangor; j. G..
Deerlng OF SAGE; Simeon Newcome, and
Edwin Stone of Biddeford. The capital
stock would be 100000 and the place of bus
mess Portland.
Mr.. Fogg OF Portland, introduces bill to
amend the Revised Statutes in the section re-
lating to liens on cattle in case where pay
ments for the pasturage, shelter and feeding
of such are deferred.
Gov. Bodwell goes to New York tonight.
State Pension Agent Henry M. Sprague of
Auburn, has been reappointed.
Among the visitors at the first of the ses-
sion today were ex-Speaker Charles Hamlin
of the last House, Mr.. Harry E. Andrews of
the Lewiston Journal and ex-Representative
f. c. Thayer of Waterville.
George c. Yeaton, of South Berwick, Hen
ry Ingalls, Of Wiscasset, and John F. Ander-
son of Portland, were among the arrivals in
Augusta this evening,
1t is understood that a strong attempt will
be made to repeal the capital punishment
law
That part of Governor Bodwell's message
referring to Prison Labor has been referred
to the committee on State Prison.
Representative Heald will probably intro
duce Tomorrow a bill to incorporate the
Waterville and Fairfield Horse Railroad
Company.